For many, the Johnny Appleseed Festival’s yearly celebration of pioneer life and local folklore marks the end of summer and the start of the fall season. The festival honors its namesake, John Chapman ...
LEOMINSTER — One of Leominster’s fondest legends is that of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, a folk hero and real-life explorer, who was born here in 1774. “Leominster has a litany of ...
John Chapman, Leominster’s legendary native son, lived his life as an explorer and most notably as a disseminator of both apple seeds and philosophy throughout the American frontier. Johnny Appleseed, ...